SPAIN VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,901	1	51,684	+ 11,217
Stroke	2	46,751	3	29,004	+ 17,748
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	41,408	7	13,717	+ 27,691
Lung Cancers	4	30,581	4	22,131	+ 8,451
Lung Disease	5	29,999	5	18,926	+ 11,072
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,005	6	16,957	+ 5,048
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	21,850	2	42,339	- 20,488
Stomach Cancer	8	19,354	14	5,796	+ 13,558
Kidney Disease	9	17,185	8	9,725	+ 7,460
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,210	12	6,752	+ 7,457
Liver Cancer	11	11,277	18	5,098	+ 6,178
Other Injuries	12	8,469	15	5,536	+ 2,933
Suicide	13	7,470	25	3,609	+ 3,861
Lymphomas	14	7,396	16	5,335	+ 2,062
Breast Cancer	15	6,065	11	7,067	- 1,002
Other Neoplasms	16	5,802	22	4,748	+ 1,054
Liver Disease	17	5,448	23	4,231	+ 1,216
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,376	20	4,943	+ 433
Prostate Cancer	19	5,187	13	6,420	- 1,233
Oesophagus Cancer	20	4,726	29	2,011	+ 2,715
Endocrine Disorders	21	4,408	21	4,863	- 455
Bladder Cancer	22	3,813	17	5,222	- 1,409
Falls	23	3,736	26	3,246	+ 490
Leukemia	24	3,687	24	3,772	- 86
Drownings	25	3,227	45	446	+ 2,781
Oral Cancer	26	3,198	27	2,583	+ 615
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,159	19	4,984	- 1,825
Hypertension	28	2,561	9	9,115	- 6,554
Diabetes Mellitus	29	2,085	10	7,773	- 5,689
Ovary Cancer	30	1,942	28	2,026	- 83
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,752	31	1,829	- 77
Cervical Cancer	32	1,458	39	855	+ 603
Uterin Cancer	33	1,328	34	1,612	- 284
Tuberculosis	34	1,327	50	270	+ 1,057
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,121	44	475	+ 646
Skin Disease	36	1,077	30	1,840	- 764
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,048	36	1,064	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,005	48	294	+ 711
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	981	33	1,612	- 632
Congenital Anomalies	40	949	38	863	+ 86
Hepatitis C	41	852	42	652	+ 200
Asthma	42	738	35	1,133	- 395
Malnutrition	43	733	47	302	+ 430
Skin Cancers	44	707	32	1,803	- 1,096
Epilepsy	45	598	40	824	- 226
Hepatitis B	46	546	58	162	+ 384
Schizophrenia	47	404	56	181	+ 223
Fires	48	386	55	185	+ 202
Anemia	49	336	37	914	- 579
Drug Use	50	281	41	776	- 495
Alcohol	51	221	46	333	- 112
Meningitis	52	118	59	129	- 11
Violence	53	102	51	262	- 160
Poisonings	54	98	57	170	- 73
Low Birth Weight	55	78	52	253	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	66	54	204	- 139
Upper Respiratory	57	61	62	47	+ 15
Appendicitis	58	48	61	79	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	59	41	49	287	- 246
Oral conditions	60	41	63	44	- 3
Birth Trauma	61	40	60	113	- 73
Osteoarthritis	62	33	53	212	- 179
HIV/AIDS	63	18	43	538	- 520
Maternal Conditions	64	15	64	14	+ 1
Syphilis	65	6	67	9	- 3
War	66	6	68	6	+ 0
Tetanus	67	4	72	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	3	66	9	- 6
Encephalitis	69	2	70	4	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	69	4	- 3
Pertussis	71	1	73	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	79	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.